Lot Essay
The result of Oxford thermoluminescence test no. 566z49 is consistent with the dating of this lot
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A NEOLITHIC PAINTED POTTERY JAR
GANSU YANGSHAO CULTURE, BANSHAN PHASE, CIRCA 2500 B.C.
The shoulder boldly painted in blackish-brown and red with swirling, dogtooth-edged spirals surrounding a pinwheel pattern of criss-cross spokes radiating from a flecked band encircling a solid circular center, interrupted by a pair of lug handles at the lower edge, and with a fishnet design on the short neck, chip to one side--15 in. (38cm.) high
GANSU YANGSHAO CULTURE, BANSHAN PHASE, CIRCA 2500 B.C.
The shoulder boldly painted in blackish-brown and red with swirling, dogtooth-edged spirals surrounding a pinwheel pattern of criss-cross spokes radiating from a flecked band encircling a solid circular center, interrupted by a pair of lug handles at the lower edge, and with a fishnet design on the short neck, chip to one side--15 in. (38cm.) high